Fort Smallwood Park (Tuesday 11 May 2021) 58 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	40	554
Turkey Vulture	27	512	11068
Osprey	3	19	413
Bald Eagle	0	27	177
Northern Harrier	0	4	39
Sharp-shinned Hawk	7	336	1374
Cooper's Hawk	0	17	312
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	336
Broad-winged Hawk	5	83	640
Red-tailed Hawk	11	29	297
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	1
American Kestrel	0	1	209
Merlin	0	3	56
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	6
Unknown Buteo	2	4	22
Unknown Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	1	2	33
Total:	58	1078	15541

Observation start time:	8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:15 pm
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Andy Smith, Chris Reed, Dan Walker, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Visitors are welcome, but are asked to abide by social distancing of 6 feet and masking within 15 feet.

Weather:
Sunny becoming mostly cloudy; 56-68 degrees; fair to good visibility with haze in the first few hours; winds westerly, light at first, 3-16 mph, gusting to 22 mph

Raptor Observations:
Eleven Red-tailed Hawks were a nice surprise this late in the season.

Non-raptor Observations:
Two Little Blue Herons

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ( susi...@comcast.net)
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Site Description
Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best winds are from the southwest.